Binding construction for shoes



Dec. 5, 1933. T. SAVAL 1,937,916

BINDING CONSTRUCTION FOR SHOES Filed June 18, 1932 Patented Dec. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application June is, 1932. Serial No. 617,945.

2 Claims. (01. 36 57) These improvements relate to a binding construction for the marginal parts defining the foot opening of shoes chiefly of the kinds known as pumps or slippers for wear by women.

One object is to provide a binding of unusual strength and resistance to stretching, which is of importance since such shoes usually depend upon a snug fit for holding them in place. Another object is to provide a binding which is thin,

and which therefore does not produce a bulky edge portion objectionable from the standpoint of appearance. A further object is to provide an unusually attractive binding with respect to a beaded effectat the free edge, and also by avoiding the exposure of the lining closely adjacent to the margin. A further object is to provide a binding which may be made easily, rapidly and cheaply, and according to shoe manufacturing machinery and practices well understood.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective of a pump or slipper embodying these improvements.

Figs. 2 to 10 inclusive are fragmentary views of parts showing the construction in. its several stages. They may be considered as taken at a side of the foot opening, although the construction herein disclosed preferably extends all around that opening, and is so shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is a face view showing the inner surface of the upper;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a tape secured on that inner surface; I

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a face view showing a lining stitched upon the upper and tape of Figs. 3 and 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the parts of Fig. 6 with the addition thereto of a finishing tape, the structure of Fig. '7 being turned around from the position of Fig. 6 merely to have the tape on top,

as in applying it;

Fig. 8 is a face view of the elements shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a face view following Fig. 8 but with the finishing strip turned around the edge and lying on the other side; and

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9 on an enlarged scale showing the completed structure.

The two main parts of the shoe construction involved in the present invention are the upper 10 and the lining 11. The outer face of the upper 55 is marked 10a and theinner face thereof 1017,

while the outer or exposed surface of the lining is marked 11a and the inner surface, which faces the inner surface of the upper, is marked 11b.

The reinforcing tape 12 (Figs. 2 and 3) is strongly secured to, and is preferably cemented on, the inner surface 101) of the upper and extends along the free marginal edge thereof, this strip 12 being flush with the marginal edge of the upper. Strip 12 may be silk, cotton, linen, or the like woven fabric, and it provides a strong reinforcement for the margin at the foot opening.

Figs. 5 and 6 show the next step of stitching the upper 10, lining 11 and tape 12 by a line of stitching 13 whichis close to the free marginal edges of the several parts thus brought together.

The next operation is to apply a finishing tape 14 (Fig. 7) to the outer face 10a of the upper by a line of stitches 15 passing through tape 14, upper 10, tape 12 and lining 11, the stitching 15 substantially coinciding with or being very close to the line of stitches 13. Both of these lines of stitching are shown in Fig. 10. Tape 14 is so applied that it first lies face to face with outer surface 10a of the upper. Tape 14 is preferably a silk ribbon and in my practice it is about fivesixteenths of an inch wide.

The next step is to turn the finishing tape 14 around the free edges of the several parts, as shown by Fig. 10. This provides neat and exact termination of the tape 14 at the stitching 15, and produces a rounded bead-like edge marked 14a immediately at and as the edge defining the foot opening. The part 14b of this tape is laid over upon the outer or exposed surface 110. of the lining, and is preferably secured thereto by a line of stitching 16 close to the edge of the tape. The part 14b extends over the lining ordinarily about a quarter of an inch or a little less,and provides an unusually good optical eifect in concealingthe lining close to the free margin when the shoe flares away from the foot at the sides, which always happens to some extent when in use.

The last operation in the preferred embodiment is to run a line of stitching marked 1'7 in Fig. 10 immediately next to the bend 14c and passing through the parts 10, 12, 1 1 and 1412. This last operation is valuable in further securing the several parts strongly together, but it could be omitted, with sacrifice, howeven of a certain beaded effect, as though a cord were inside the finish 14, at the free margin. Its use is deemed by me the best way to produce a highly finished effect, but I do not wish to be limited to it.

The provision of inner and outer tapes affords unusual resistance to the stretching of the leather at the foot opening, and therefore increases the satisfactory life of the shoe, such stretching being very objectionable. The binding as a whole occupies but little space, and affords a much thinner edge than in various other forms of binding or finishing used. It is also unusually neat and attractive in appearance, which is of commercial advantage.

I contemplate as being included in these improvements all such changes, variations. and .de-- partures from what is thus specifically illustrated and described as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: v

1. In shoe construction, a shoe upper and a lining therefor in face to face relation and having free edge portions at the foot opening of the shoe, a reinforcing tape face to face upon the lining at the free edge portion thereof and being between the upper and the lining, and a finishing tape stitched to the outer surface of the upper close to the free edge thereof and so as to lie face to face with the outer surface of the upper, said finishing tape being turned around the free edges of the upper and the lining so as to have a part face to face with the outer surface of the lining and being secured to the lining, by means including arow of stitching through the upper, through the lining, and through the turned-over part of the finishing tape close to the edge defining the foot opening and producing substantially a bead defining the foot opening.

2. The construction of claim 1 hereof in which said last-mentioned means include also a row of stitching'adjacent to the normally lower edge of the finishing tape.

THEODORE SAVAL. 

